Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-08-26
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Proceedings at the Special Session 10
August, 1887.

HALEY, August "a, 1887.
The Honorable Board of County
Commissioners of Alturas county,
Idaho Territory, met in special session
at the courthouse in HALEY, on
Wednesday, August "a, 1887, at 10
o'clock, a. m. Present: T. w. Gill
lette, James L. Fuller, James H.
Warren; John NJ. Cannady, Clerk.
The bond OF James S. White as
Justice of the Peace for Shoshone
precinct was examined and approved.
The bond OF D., R. Keefer, Road
Overseer of Road District No. 20,
was examined and approved.
The bond of Lewis Garrett, Road
Overseer of Road District No. rs,
was examined and approved.
The resignation of Pitt P. Smith as
Constable at Rocky Bar, was received
and accepted.
The resignation of A. E. Lilliard
as Justice of the Peace of Shoshone
precinct, was received and accepted.
The Board appointed J. Mexican
Justice of the Peace OF Shoshone
precinct, to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of A. E. Lilliard.
The petition of Emil Fisher in re-
lation to the roads and bridges in
Road District No. 8 EAST Fork), was
referred to Commissioners Gillette, to
take such action As may be deemed
necessary.
Upon petition Of residents OF Rocky
Bar the Board appointed R. E. Lewis
Constable for Rocky Bar precinct, to
fill the vacancy caused by the resigna-
ton Of Pitt P. Smith.
WOOD FOR THE COURTHOUSE.
The following bids were received
to furnish the courthouse with wood 4:
Grant Smith: 70 cords fir wood at
$4.45 per cord; 80 cords quaking
asp and cottonwood at 1895 per
cord.
Gus. Bohlke: rs cords pine or fir,
at s4.S5 per cord.
R. Bledsoe: 80 cords quaking asp
and cottonwood, at $4.75 per cord ;
70 cords fir wood at $4.97 per cord.
Michael Mccormick: 70 cords fir
wood at 1915.
E. l.. and VIM. NJ. Abbott: 70 cords
fir wood at $3.50.
H. w. Baker: 80 cords fir at 81 80
per cord; 70 cords mixed quaking
asp and cottonwood at $3.50 per
cord.
The Board awarded the contract
for furnishing 70 cords of dry fir
wood and 30 cords dry quaking asp
and cottonwood mixed, to Grant
Smith; the Board requiring the wood
to be delivered and corded on the
courthouse grounds on or before the
10th day of October next, the con-
tractor to furnish bonds in the sum
of 5000 for the faithful performance
of contract.
The Board ordered that all that
portion of the Territory Of Road Dis
trict No. 8 included within the fol.
lowing. described boundaries be an
nexed to Road District No. II: Com.
mencing at the north end of the
railroad bridge at Gimlet, on Wood
River; thence in a westerly direction
to the mouth of Greenhorn gulch and
in southeasterly direction from the
north end of said railroad bridge to
the south boundary Of Road District
No. 8; thence following said boundary
in westerly direction to point one
mile below Gimlet; thence in a d.
rect line to the west side of District
No. II; thence northerly to the mouth
of Greenhorn gulch.
The Board then adjourned to
Thursday, August rs, at 10 o'clock,
| q. m.
Second Day.
HALEY, August rs, 1887.
The Board met pursuant to ad.
journment. Present: T. w. Gillette,
James L. Fuller, James H. Warren
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